#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I wouldn't have guessed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 It's one of the things that prevents me for buying a console. I prefer the PC where you can try to fix it to play any game from any year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 All my consoles cost combined is much less than a gaming PC, which would be outdated or broken by now anywaysRight now I have PS4,Wii,Ps3 and xbox360 plugged in my TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I have a PS2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 can you even buy games of that now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 For a monthly fee, you can actually access a growing library of PS3 titles on PS4 using the PlayStation Now streaming service. I played a fair bit of Red Faction Guerrilla during my free trial, and I was pleasantly surprised by how playable (and enjoyable) it was.The service will soon be coming to smart TVs and won't require a PlayStation console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,208 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I've barely used my PS4 so far, but that'll change soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 For a monthly fee, you can actually access a growing library of PS3 titles on PS4 using the PlayStation Now streaming service. I played a fair bit of Red Faction Guerrilla during my free trial, and I was pleasantly surprised by how playable (and enjoyable) it was.The service will soon be coming to smart TVs and won't require a PlayStation console.This. Sony spent something like $400 million on the PS Now service. They're not gonna abandon it for backwards compatibility. The PS3s cell architecture doesn't make it any easier, either.Anyway, backwards compatibility is only a selling point for mothers buying consoles for their kids. I reckon no more than 2% of gamers would actually use the feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 It's reportedly a tiny percentage of no more than 5%. An echo chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'd still use my PS3 even if the PS4 was backwards compatiblethere would probably be weird bugs with the PS4 backwards compatiblity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm interested to see how the Steam Link works when it arrives in two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Halo 5: Guardians won’t have any single player campaign DLC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,208 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Anyway, backwards compatibility is only a selling point for mothers buying consoles for their kids. I reckon no more than 2% of gamers would actually use the feature.I'd love it if my PS4 was backwards compatible. I could play my old PS3 games (on disc and on HD) without needing extra controllers, extra cables, extra inputs and extra space for the PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I mean, it's ideal, but hardly necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Really, backwards compatibility is a new concept, and any extent has spoiled you console people. It never existed with cartridge games. It's only because optical discs haven't changed shape for thirty years that we believe consoles should embrace backwards compatibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 My PS3 is sat on top of my PS4 in use as a DVD player, after it turning out that the PS4 (bafflingly) needs to have something activated via an internet connection (something it isn't practical for me to do) to be used as a DVD player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Tasker 21 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 For a monthly fee, you can actually access a growing library of PS3 titles on PS4 using the PlayStation Now streaming service. I played a fair bit of Red Faction Guerrilla during my free trial, and I was pleasantly surprised by how playable (and enjoyable) it was.The service will soon be coming to smart TVs and won't require a PlayStation console.This. Sony spent something like $400 million on the PS Now service. They're not gonna abandon it for backwards compatibility. The PS3s cell architecture doesn't make it any easier, either.Anyway, backwards compatibility is only a selling point for mothers buying consoles for their kids. I reckon no more than 2% of gamers would actually use the feature.I actually used the backwards compatibility on my PS3 more than anything else. I had maybe a dozen games for it (tops) but I loved throwing my PS1 games into it for a playthrough.Truth be told, the reason the PS4 doesn't have it is the most obvious reason: they want you to have to buy those games all over again. Which I won't, because I kept all of mine from the PS1 era and on. Its a bit of a pain to have to unplug the composite cables every time I want to play something different but, eh, first world problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 My PS3 is sat on top of my PS4 in use as a DVD player, after it turning out that the PS4 (bafflingly) needs to have something activated via an internet connection (something it isn't practical for me to do) to be used as a DVD player. I still don't understand how you can go without connecting it at all. Unpatched games can have game breaking bugs (The Witcher 3 for example) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 I bought an Xbox One literally just to play Halo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Haven't gotten it yet but I'll probably have to since my usual crew is focused on that now and I don't want to be bored until they swing back to Destiny. It's not like the last installment felt very Haloish anyway. I wonder if this one feels off too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I bought an Xbox One literally just to play Halo.What's your gamertag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I might hit y'all up as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Wait, you have an Xbox One now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Oh yeah I caved a few weeks back. Everyone I play with had migrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Finally, I have someone to play with on Xbox! I played a few rounds of Halo 5 last week, but in every game my team would abandon me and it'd be me vs. an entire team. I went back to PS4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I probably won't have much time to be on until early December but we should definitely hook up on there at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 About 3 quarters into Halo 5's campaign and I don't like the direction that 343 are taking the story into... at all. Halo 4 had me scratching my head at times, this one feels even worse.All the different plot-lines barely hang together, they new team don't seem to have the same feel for storytelling as Bungie has.As the campaign progresses I'm just going through the levels to get it over with, I have a hard time getting invested in the story of Locke and Fireteam Osiris, which takes half of the game.Chief and Cortana, luckily there's some good moments there. But dammit I wanted the dude and the chick in the entire game.Easily the worst told campaign of the entire series. Graphics are neat, world building is fantastic but it all feels so lifeless and lacking in that magic that made each Bungie episode so special.A bit of a letdown this. Don't know if I'll try out the multi-player, seeing I'm not into Halo for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 My PS3 is sat on top of my PS4 in use as a DVD player, after it turning out that the PS4 (bafflingly) needs to have something activated via an internet connection (something it isn't practical for me to do) to be used as a DVD player. I still don't understand how you can go without connecting it at all. Unpatched games can have game breaking bugs (The Witcher 3 for example)No problems so far, long may it continue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 DT how would you rank the Halo games from best to worst? Including ODST and Reach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Well that's easy, all the Bungie ones are great IMO.It'd be hard to rank em. Halo 3's campaign remains my favorite though.Okay let me give a go:3, 1, Reach, ODST, 2, 4, 5I should state I thoroughly enjoyed Halo 4, but it was already shifting away from the genius of the Bungie titles (story-wise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Well that's easy[...]It'd be hard to rank em.??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Okay so it's not hard at all, but that's what multiple edits do to posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Figures Reach is ranked that highly, and its the only one not available on XboxOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 The backwards compatibility feature of Xbone will solve that oversight.But it'd be neat to have it redone like ODST was, with the 60 fps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 I've played the first two missions of Halo and I'm undecided so far. The Chief versus Covenant parts are fucking unreal as far as the famous Halo shooting mechanics go, but the Prometheuns are still annoying enemies and not fun to fight. Graphics are hit and miss but when they're good they're next gen good. Other times the hardware limitations show (GET FUCKED MS). Still early days so I'll not say more about single player yet. Multiplayer was somewhat underwhelming late last night, but Halo traditionally has a steep learning curve so I'll factor that in before I start analysis proper. Again the visuals are hit and miss. I do miss Bungie's Halo, I miss their sure and arrogant hand in Halo multiplayer more than anything else in games.My gamertag: IIII QUINT IIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I just checked out The Witcher 3. I wouldn't call it exactly "perfect" but the world is ginormous in this. I'm enjoying it quite a bit and it reminds me of all the books which it is based on. Feels very familiar and home-like.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I've played the first two missions of Halo and I'm undecided so far. The Chief versus Covenant parts are fucking unreal as far as the famous Halo shooting mechanics go, but the Prometheuns are still annoying enemies and not fun to fight. Graphics are hit and miss but when they're good they're next gen good. Other times the hardware limitations show (GET FUCKED MS). Still early days so I'll not say more about single player yet.Multiplayer was somewhat underwhelming late last night, but Halo traditionally has a steep learning curve so I'll factor that in before I start analysis proper. Again the visuals are hit and miss.I do miss Bungie's Halo, I miss their sure and arrogant hand in Halo multiplayer more than anything else in games.My gamertag: IIII QUINT IIIIYeah, the prometheans, not much fun with their constant teleporting and whatnot. At least the covenant didn't rely on cheap tricks, they were tough as nails because their A.I. routines were so advanced.You know what I miss even more, the revolutionary physics engine from the very first Halo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 The most important question about multiplayer is if the potential is still there for ridiculous hijinks and hilarious deaths. If Halo multiplayer doesn't occasionally make me burst out laughing, it ain't Halo multiplayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Why?Because of how awesome a feature it was in those days, and still is. Sometimes greatness lurks in the details, and the physics of those early Halos, along with the A.I. contain some of my fondest memories.Check out the vid, enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 I'm pretty sure the physics engine is present and correct in this iteration of Halo. The only difference is they added destructibility to vehicles, way back in Halo 2. So rather than nade bounce unrealistically they tend to explode instead.The most important question about multiplayer is if the potential is still there for ridiculous hijinks and hilarious deaths. If Halo multiplayer doesn't occasionally make me burst out laughing, it ain't Halo multiplayer.The multiplayer in Halo 5 is no Halo I recognise.And the graphics are SHIT in multiplayer. Or at least in the tiny selection of Slayer maps they are. *buyers remorse* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I've been seeing a lot of people complaining about Fallout 4's graphics (some going as far as preemptively saying that it'll be the ugliest game of 2015) but I really like it. It's a bit "waxy" but I'm fine with it as it looks like a largely stylistic choice. Despite never really getting into the previous Fallout games, I'm really getting excited about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Fallout was never about the graphics, the art direction is still superb enough to immerse you in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Even if it isn't about the graphics, what I've seen so far looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Played some other gametypes and began to click with it a bit. Went on a big killing spree in my last match before bed which ended with a killtacular. Strangely, the visuals on those other maps were far more attractive. I don't get 343i at all. Hope was kindled somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Sony is holding back The Last Guardian footage… on purpose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 As long as they can confirm the game is coming out next year I don't really care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 It will be, though I'm surprised they didn't give an exact date at E3. I'm certain they wouldn't have shown the game again if they weren't positive it would be coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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